want my bed

want my bed

in cagelike beds, in my white cage

smoky as if it isn’t there
blood rushes from head roses
a heavy smell, heavy breathing
a smell you’d want again
would’ve thought roses

figures floating friendly trying
don’t want them, not highly

in my cage, in cagelike beds

high pale blue walls
some glass affair
inspired torture racks
see it different ways but
the same figures going round
waiting for it to crash.


Maude Counter and Muriel Hardman
2007

‘Pressure ulcers are also known as pressure sores, or bed sores. They occur when the skin and underlying tissue becomes damaged. In very serious cases, the underlying muscle and bone can also be damaged.
People who are unable to move some or all of their body due to illness, paralysis or advanced age often develop pressure ulcers.’
(NHS Choices website)
A blog and forum for bedbound people can be found at
http://bedbound.org/


photo poem, 'Half Asleep' Allen Whittaker 2007 for more photo poems, please visit our portfolio site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur-and-martha/